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Despite recent rumors that the former Newcastle and Hull City player might choose Leicester City, Hatem Ben Arfa has chosen to remain in Ligue Un and sign with PSG.

Whether Leicester City were ever really that close to signing Hatem Ben Arfa isn't clear, he's more high profile than their usual targets. Perhaps their new-found status as champions has changed things but look for the Foxes to buy an attacking player that few people have heard of and for that player to work out fantastically. Fri, Jul 1, 2016 11:04:00 AM

Ben Arfa (age 27) had a loan deal with Hull City brought to an early end and his contract at Newcastle terminated before signing an 18-month deal with Nice.

Ben Arfa, who started his career at Lyon, returns to his homeland four-and-a-half years after leaving Marseille to move to St James' Park. He scored 13 goals in 76 league appearances for the Magpies but when Hull manager Steve Bruce ended a loan deal early in December, a route back to Tyneside was not on offer and his Newcastle contract was terminated on January 4. Mon, Jan 5, 2015 07:29:00 PM

Hatem Ben Arfa hasn't had a lot of opportunity since arriving at Hull City and when he got a chance he came off injured early.

Ben Arfa's presence or absence probably didn't make a bit of difference as Hull City were outclassed from the get go. United's early waves of attack failed to find the net but Curtis Davies and company couldn't stem the tide forever as Manchester United scored three and it felt like it could have been more. Hull City have to worry about the threat of relegation if they continue to play as poorly as they have been in recent weeks. Sat, Nov 29, 2014 12:16:00 PM

New Hull City midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa is unlikely to feature in Week 4 over concerns about his match fitness.

It seems surprising some two weeks after his signing that the French winger is not yet fit to participate for Hull City but Friday brought news that neither Ben Arfa nor fellow new signing Gaston Ramirez is likely to participate in Week 4. Ben Arfa was reportedly relegated from first team contact at Newcastle but it doesn't speak highly of the player that six weeks from the commencement of meaningful pre-season matches he hasn't trained sufficiently to be ready for his Hull City debut. For other players this might not be as big a concern but given Ben Arfa's reputation for a poor attitude at Newcastle, this bears watching. Fri, Sep 12, 2014 01:27:00 PM